Austrian swindler Kueffler found guilty in Vienna bank fraud
Vienna reports describe Kueffler as the skilled mastermind and Jauner’s denouncer in a 14 million florin bank crime. The court sentenced him to seven years hard labor plus a monthly fast. Amschler was acquitted. The case parallels a New York fraud, with Kueffler’s tearful testimony and claims of saving Vienna’s money market.
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Vienna
Kueffler
Amschler
Charman Jauner
Neider Esterreischische Escompte Gesellschaft
Worthy
New York
Robert Macaire
The
Stock Exchange
Escompte Gessellschaft
Jauner
Dr. Singer
Fish
Vienna Cor
New York Herald
Home Made Filter From a Stone Churn
A guide to building a water filter using a large stone churn or churn casing. It describes drilling a bottom hole, inserting a wooden faucet, adding washed gravel, cloth, charcoal, cloth, and white gravel, to create a slow filtering system with willow charcoal that must be replaced when clogged.
Filtered Water Truth From Journal of Chemistry
The Journal of Chemistry notes gravel can be washed and reused while charcoal must be replaced. It warns that filtration does not render impure water safe and that only muddy portions and larger vegetable growths are removed daily. germs may pass through.
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Journal of Chemistry
Portuguese Explorers Reach Cape After Central African Trek
Capello and Ivens completed a 4500 mile journey from Mossamedes to Cape Town after crossing central Africa. They found sources of the Lualaba, noted rich copper regions near Yaranganga, and faced hostile chiefs while losing much of their escort. They plan to return to Massamedes by Congo route.
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Central Africa
Independence Belge
Capello
Ivens
Africa
Cape
Mossamedes
St. Paul de Loanda
Quillimane
Mozambique
Lualaba
Congo
Yaranganga
Luapala
Delagoa Bay
Transvaal
Messrs
Stanley
Cape Town
Massamedes
Europe
London Times
Tobacco and training lore from John C Heenan
John C Heenan discusses tobacco use among athletes spanning forty years of physical training. He notes pugilists oarsmen pedestrians and billiardists as often devoted to tobacco yet compelled to abandon it when entering their sport. He reflects on social pressures and discipline shaping athletes choices.
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Jime
John C. Heenan
Benecia
Joln
California
Jack
Hank
Old Fel
Benicia
Heenan
Charlie
A Wife Confesses Quietly in Discontented Marriage
A wife of twenty years laments a life of marriage as a social means, detailing her lack of capital, unfulfilled ambitions, and years of service as a devoted partner. She describes tending her husband and children while servants are paid in cash, she in kind, and remains bound to a life of “possession” until death.
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New York Home Journal
The Value of Gab in Detroit Real Estate
A Detroit real estate agent uses refrain phrases to push properties. The article notes repeated lines about location drainage bargains and neighborhood quality as he shows homes. It highlights aggressive sales rhetoric in selling vacant lots cottages and houses in Detroit.
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Detroit
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Rejuvenates Ailing Man
A man recalls his illness before treatment, noting years of weakness and consumption symptoms. After trying Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery he reports a complete turnaround and feels ten years younger, claiming the medicine cured his disease and restored health.
He that leaves certainty and sticks to chance when fools pips he may dance
A wry proverb notes that abandoning certainty for risk leads to folly and misfortune, suggesting cautious conduct and prudent judgment amid uncertain outcomes.
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London News
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Cincinnati Enquirer
del Monte
Rafael
Davys
Goring Smith
Smith
el Norte
Sue
Teman Remel
Brent
Cnarles A
Vogeler CO
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Voorler & CO
Baltimore
U.S. A
Baron von Lebig
Arthur Hill Hassall
F.R.S
London
England
Erasmus Wilson
F.R
Colden’s
Ck Sae Libitters
Prickly Ash Bitters CO
Nes
U. S
McCdrd & CO
Des Moines
Iowa
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